WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11271) on April 18, 2025, by legislative attorney Joanna R. Lampe: * * * Enforcement of Court Orders Against the Executive Branch Months into the second Trump Administration, a number of executive branch policies have been challenged in court, and several federal district courts have enjoined enforcement of some of the challenged policies. As one example, on January 31, 2025, a ju more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 18 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom grants executive clemency in 25 cases, including posthumous pardon to Army veteran Sergeant Penry Sacramento, California - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has granted 16 pardons and 9 commutations. The Governor granted a posthumous pardon to Sergeant Richard Allen Penry, an Army Veteran who received the Medal of Honor, our nation's highest military hono more PR